English Revised Version
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The English Revised Version is a late 19th-century British revision of the King James Bible that modernized its language and textual basis, influencing later translations such as the American Standard Version.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English Revised Version canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Bible translation
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English-language Bible ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Revised Version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Church of England
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Convocation of Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Convocation of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | King James Version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completeBiblePublicationYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| contains | Apocrypha (in some editions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| denominationalUse |
Anglican
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Protestant ⓘ |
| editorialLeadershipNewTestament |
Brooke Foss Westcott
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Fenton John Anthony Hort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorialLeadershipOldTestament |
Charles John Ellicott
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Samuel Rolles Driver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
American Standard Version
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Revised Standard Version (indirectly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | religious text ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century English Bible translations
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American Standard Version NERFINISHED ⓘ Revised Version with Apocrypha editions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | used in some Anglican churches in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| newTestamentPublicationYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
incorporates readings from newly available Greek manuscripts
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retains much of the King James Version style ⓘ updates archaic vocabulary and grammar ⓘ uses marginal notes for alternative readings ⓘ |
| oldTestamentPublicationYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| precededBy | King James Version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| publisherRegion | Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to modernize archaic English of the King James Version
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to revise the King James Version in light of better manuscripts ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| subject | Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testamentCoverage |
New Testament
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Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualBasisNewTestament |
Textus Receptus (consulted)
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Westcott and Hort Greek New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualBasisOldTestament | Masoretic Text NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationPhilosophy | formal equivalence ⓘ |
| translationType | committee translation ⓘ |
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